Commercial
Aviva backs Allan & Thomas risk management offering
Dorset-based broker Alan & Thomas Insurance Group is to offer commercial clients free access to a range of risk management tools and services after teaming up with Aviva Risk Management Solutions.
Ace aquires Indonesian broker
Ace Group has acquired an 80% stake in PT Asuransi Jaya Proteksi.
Weatherbys and Hamilton unveil specialist broker
Banking group Weatherbys has joined forces with insurance entrepreneur Charles Hamilton to launch high net worth intermediary Weatherbys Hamilton.
Commercial health products 'more effective' than relying on goverment, Chinese minister says
China's government plans to work with private insurers to expand national health cover in a bid to close the mortality gap between rural and urban residents while keeping costs low, according to Bloomberg's Businessweek.
Mondial reshuffles sales team
Mondial Assistance UK has restructured its sales team just a fortnight before it becomes Allianz Global Assistance.
RSA pulls out of mid-market motor trade citing 'tough' market conditions
RSA has confirmed plans to exit the UK mid-market motor trade business by scrapping its Excelerator brand and selling off retail and wholesale intermediary business Fyfe Group.
QBE sells Macedonia shareholding to Vienna Insurance
QBE has reached agreement with Vienna Insurance to sell its 65% shareholding in QBE Macedonia for an undisclosed sum.
Hastings to create 200 jobs
Hastings has unveiled plans to create 200 new posts in the next 12 months.
Insurers and claimant bodies committed to portal extension, says chairman
RTA Portal Co chairman Tim Wallis has responded to insurers' concerns that the claimant community is "dragging their feet" over extending the portal to include employers' liability claims, stating that both sides remain committed to the April 2013…
MGAA holds 'successful' capacity exchange
The inaugural Managing General Agents' Association capacity exchange has been hailed by insurers and MGAs alike as an effective way to identify and develop new products and schemes opportunities.
Questgates opens Belfast base
Specialist loss adjuster Questgates has established a new office in Belfast and has made a string of Merlin Claims hires.
Arista Insurance grows Thames Valley team
Caroline Hargreaves has been appointed as development underwriter to support brokers in the Thames Valley region.
Pinsent Masons opens Paris office
International law firm Pinsent Masons has opened an office in Paris as it targets insurance work in mainland Europe.
Arc Legal teams up with broker on Irish hauliers offering
Arc Legal Assistance has launched a dedicated haulage legal expenses product in Ireland, as part of new schemes and a distribution deal with Wright Insurance Brokers.
Marsh names new Bowring CEO
Marsh has appointed Andrew Chester as chief executive of Bowring Marsh, the intermediary's specialist international placement broking division.
Brightside pockets £30m profit while online home policy sales plunge 74%
Insurance broker Brightside has reported a 10% jump in revenue to £43.6m for the six months ended June 2012, and a reduction in external debt of £15m.
Geddes: DLG in great shape and ready to float
Direct Line Group chief executive Paul Geddes has told Post that the business is now “in great shape and ready to go to the market” while setting out targets to improve profitability by 2014.
Former Prudential director joins Direct Line
Priscilla Vacassin has been appointed as a non-executive director of Direct Line Group.
DLG confirms intention to float
Direct Line Group has issued a statement confirming its intention to proceed with an initial public offering.
Davies raids Merlin Claims
Davies Group has appointed two former Merlin Claims employees as business development managers.
Elite wins Northampton Saints sponsorship deal
Legal expenses insurance provider Elite has won a three-year sponsorship deal with Northampton Saints to become a long-term sponsor of the premiership Rugby Club.
Giles unveils reinsurance division
Giles Group has launched a new reinsurance division called EC3 Brokers after months of anticipation.
Peter Elliot leaves Bluefin
Bluefin head of marketing Peter Elliott, pictured, is to leave the company with immediate effect.
IFED head blames rise in insurance fraud on "greed" not recession
The senior policeman who runs the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department believes that "greed" rather than the economic downturn is the main contributory factor to a rise in insurance fraud.